Monika McIntosh Therapy

Monika McIntosh Therapy Monika McIntosh Offers Child,Adolescent & Adult Psychotherapy, Counselling & EMDR trauma therapy

🌱Looking After Your Mental Health During a Cyclone🌱Stay Informed, Not Overwhelmed – Follow official updates but take bre...
05/03/2025

🌱Looking After Your Mental Health During a Cyclone🌱

Stay Informed, Not Overwhelmed – Follow official updates but take breaks from constant news and social media to reduce anxiety.

Focus on What You Can Control – Prepare emergency plans, gather essentials, and create a calm space to help manage stress.

Stay Connected – Check in with loved ones, talk about your feelings, and seek support if needed.

🌱SOME RESOURCES THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL🌱:

Wellbeing in a Disaster - Get Ready Queensland has developed a list of practical tips for maintaining mental and physical wellbeing during a disaster, covering mental health, hydration, sleep, exercise, and ergonomics.

Download the Australian Red Cross Rediplan a preparedness tool that helps people prepare their minds for disasters

Find a RediPlan in foreign languages:  Arabic, Burmese, Chinese, Dari, Farsi, Hindi, 

Indonesian, Kurdish, Pashto, Punjabi, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Tamil,  

Get Ready Kids can help little ones manage the stress and anxiety of disasters

Prepare your mind for a cyclone

Head Birdie Tree to find storybooks, videos and resources to help young children and their families cope with cyclones.  Have a look at the animation below.

https://youtu.be/EW3NzeJbGi4

For mental health support in NSW and QLD:

Lifeline – 13 11 14 (lifeline.org.au)

Beyond Blue – 1300 22 4636 (beyondblue.org.au)

NSW Mental Health Line – 1800 011 511

QLD Mental Health Access Line – 1300 642 255

🍂Depression 🍂When sadness lingers like an uninvited guest, pulling joy from the simplest moments, it may be depression.🌱...
12/12/2024

🍂Depression 🍂

When sadness lingers like an uninvited guest, pulling joy from the simplest moments, it may be depression.

🌱 Seek support from a therapist or trusted professional to unravel its weight and rediscover light. 🌱

Services that might help:

1. Beyond Blue 🦋

Offers free, 24/7 support for individuals experiencing depression and anxiety, including resources, counseling, and online forums.

Helpline: 1300 22 4636

Website: beyondblue.org.au

2. Lifeline Australia 🌟

Provides immediate crisis support and assistance.

Helpline: 13 11 14

Text Support: 0477 13 11 14

Website: www.lifeline.org.au

IS IT MORE THAN JUST SADNESS?... Yes, sometimes, what we feel goes deeper than sadness... It could be Depression...Grief...
12/12/2024

IS IT MORE THAN JUST SADNESS?...

Yes, sometimes, what we feel goes deeper than sadness... It could be Depression...Grief...Burn out...Chronic Stress...Unresolved Trauma...
these moments call for gentle support and care 🌱

STEPS THAT CAN HELP TO UNDERSTAND AND SOOTHE SADNESS 🌱1. Allow Expression: Permit yourself to feel and express sadness t...
07/12/2024

STEPS THAT CAN HELP TO UNDERSTAND AND SOOTHE SADNESS 🌱

1. Allow Expression: Permit yourself to feel and express sadness through tears, journaling, or creative outlets. 💛

2. Seek Comfort: Find solace in nature, gentle activities, or the support of trusted loved ones to ease the heaviness.🌳

3. Remember Sadness is a gentle messenger, guiding us to recognize the unmet needs and forgotten longings within.

🌻 By listening to its quiet call, we can uncover what truly brings us comfort and wholeness.🌻




















SADNESS 🥺 Sadness is an emotional state characterized by feelings of disappointment, loss, or helplessness. It is often ...
06/12/2024

SADNESS 🥺

Sadness is an emotional state characterized by feelings of disappointment, loss, or helplessness.

It is often triggered by unmet needs or adverse life events. 🍂

Biologically, it involves the activation of the limbic system, particularly the amygdala, and changes in neurotransmitters like serotonin and dopamine, which influence mood regulation. 🌻

It is crucial for processing pain and fostering resilience, serving as a signal to pause, reflect, and adapt.🍃

It creates a space where healing starts to wake. 🍀































SIMPLE STEPS TO BRING MORE JOY INTO YOUR LIFE 🌈1. Cherish the Small: Pause to soak in simple wonders—a sunrise, a smile,...
04/12/2024

SIMPLE STEPS TO BRING MORE JOY INTO YOUR LIFE 🌈

1. Cherish the Small: Pause to soak in simple wonders—a sunrise, a smile, a quiet moment🌄.

2. Nurture Connections: Share your heart with loved ones; Joy grows when it’s shared🌱.

3. Follow What Lights You: Dive into what makes you come alive—create, move, dream🌟.















Joy 😄 is a positive emotion tied to the brain's reward system, primarily involving dopamine release, which reinforces pl...
03/12/2024

Joy 😄 is a positive emotion tied to the brain's reward system, primarily involving dopamine release, which reinforces pleasurable experiences🌟

It activates the prefrontal cortex for sustained happiness and the amygdala to process its emotional significance.🌈

Oxytocin and serotonin enhance bonding and mood stability, while reduced cortisol levels promote relaxation.🍃
Joy also supports cognitive flexibility, resilience, and physical health, reducing stress and inflammation 🕊







"Navigating Emotions: Pathways to Emotional Wellness and Harmony"Tune in over the next few days as we will be exploring ...
02/12/2024

"Navigating Emotions: Pathways to Emotional Wellness and Harmony"

Tune in over the next few days as we will be exploring 5 UNIVERSAL EMOTIONS:

Joy😄
Sadness 🥺
Anger 😠
Fear 😧
Love 🥰

Emotions are the language of our bodies and hearts, a delicate dance of feelings that guide us through life’s tapestry. They whisper or shout what words cannot, bridging our inner world with the outer one, helping us to cumminicate and connect with ourselves and others.
They guard our authentic Selves.

To understand these emotions is to listen to their quiet or at times loud messages. Communicate them with honesty and kindness, allowing yourself and others to feel heard, understood, and held in the embrace of compassion.

EMDR therapy Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing gently guides the mind to heal by reprocessing painful memori...
20/09/2024

EMDR therapy
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing

gently guides the mind to heal by reprocessing painful memories, allowing emotional knots to untangle and fostering inner peace. This transformative process alleviates distress, opening the door to a life where past wounds no longer dictate the present.

HEALING PAINFUL MEMORIES  ❤️‍🩹
EMDR gently rewires the mind, turning distressing memories into old stories from the past, freeing you from their grip in your presence

RESTORING INNER PEACE 🕊
By soothing the wounds of trauma, EMDR nurtures emotional harmony, bringing calm and balance to your life.

AWAKENING INNER STRENGTH 🌳
EMDR awakens resilience within, empowering you to embrace the present with renewed hope and confidence

Here are short videos that can give more insight into EMDR therapy:

1."How EMDR Works?"
This animation breaks down the EMDR process and how it helps reprocess traumatic memories.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKrfH43srg8

2."How EMDR Psychotherapy Works in Your Brain"
This video focuses on the science behind EMDR, illustrating how it affects brain function to heal trauma.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg842qP83yc

3. "What is EMDR Therapy?"
This animation explains the basics of EMDR therapy, covering what happens during a session and how it was developed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSHuFHFrUis

4. "Introduction to EMDR Therapy"
This video provides a clear overview of how EMDR therapy works and its benefits for those dealing with trauma.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pkfln-ZtWeY

🦉"Charting the Mind, Healing the Soul: A Poetic Comparison of Psychology and Psychotherapy"🕊 I often get asked about the...
25/08/2024

🦉"Charting the Mind, Healing the Soul: A Poetic Comparison of Psychology and Psychotherapy"🕊

I often get asked about the difference between Psychology and Psychotherapy. I studied and experienced both modalities of understanding human lives and shaping them in ways that allow us to live authentically. 🌱

They both are helpful at different stages of life but they do differ in what they can offer so I thought I might give a little insight into how they compare.🍃In my practice of psychotherapy and counselling I integrate the neuroscience and psychology as they offer their own wisdom and enhance our therapeutic process.

Psychology is the vast landscape of the mind, mapping the contours of thought, behavior, and emotion, seeking to understand the patterns that shape our being. It studies the mind from a distance, like an observer charting the stars, defining the universal laws that govern the psyche.🌠

Psychotherapy, however, is the intimate journey within, where the psychotherapist becomes the guide, walking alongside the traveler through the shadowed forests of personal experience. It’s the art of healing within the realm psychology reveals, transforming knowledge into practice, and understanding into deep, personal change.🕊🌱

While psychology seeks to explain the mind, psychotherapy seeks to mend it, turning insight into a path toward wholeness.










"Navigating the Depths: A Comparison of Counseling and Psychotherapy"🌱Counseling is like a gentle breeze that guides you...
20/08/2024

"Navigating the Depths: A Comparison of Counseling and Psychotherapy"🌱

Counseling is like a gentle breeze that guides you through life’s immediate storms, offering clarity and direction when the path is obscured. It addresses the here and now, helping you navigate the twists and turns of everyday challenges with practical wisdom.🍃

Psychotherapy, however, is the deep dive into the ocean of the soul, where currents from the past swirl and shape the present. It seeks to understand the hidden depths, uncovering the roots of long-standing pain and patterns that linger beneath the surface.🌊

Counseling is a focused light on today’s troubles, while psychotherapy is a journey through the labyrinth of the mind, seeking to untangle the knots woven by time. Both aim to heal, but one touches the surface, and the other seeks the heart of the wound, offering not just relief, but transformation.

🐛🦋








"Journey into the Self: How Psychotherapists Illuminate the Inner World" 🌌Psychotherapists are gentle guides through the...
19/08/2024

"Journey into the Self: How Psychotherapists Illuminate the Inner World" 🌌

Psychotherapists are gentle guides through the labyrinth of the mind. They are the listeners of untold stories, the holders of secrets, and the companions in moments of deep introspection. With empathy and wisdom, they help you peel back the layers of your emotions, illuminating the hidden corners where pain, fear, and doubt reside.🌟

Through conversations that unravel the soul, psychotherapists offer more than just advice—they provide a mirror to your inner world, reflecting the strengths you might have forgotten and the wounds that need healing. They help you stitch together the fragments of your past, transforming confusion into clarity and despair into hope.🌱

In their presence, you learn to navigate the stormy seas of your thoughts, finding calm in the chaos and meaning in the struggle. They don’t just treat symptoms; they walk with you on a journey of self-discovery, helping you unlock the doors to your true self and guiding you toward a future where peace, balance, and fulfillment are within reach.🌈

Psychotherapists are the quiet architects of change, helping you rebuild your life from the inside out, one conversation at a time.🕊

















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